About the Position: This position is located at U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) and Presidio of Monterey, Installation Legal Office, Presidio of Monterey, California. If you are currently serving in a permanent, competitive service appointment in the Federal service, and are selected for this position, the appointment will remove you from the competitive service while you occupy this position.

Duties

Serves as the Chief, Civil Law Branch and/or Chief Administrative and Civil Law Branch, with responsibility for supervising the Section in all areas of general administrative and/or civil law. Serves as the Deputy Chief for the Branch in the Chief’s absence, and as such must maintain competency across all areas of general administrative law, ethics, environmental law, contract and fiscal law, and labor and employment law. Supervises at least three military or civilian attorneys in the delivery of quality legal support services. Supervises subordinate personnel and ensures compliance with SJA policies, procedures and reporting requirements. Prepares legal opinions on questions of law pertaining to the operation of the military installation. Provides legal advice and conducts legal reviews for all Freedom of Information and Privacy Act requests that are received by the installation, to include tenant organizations. Responsible for initiating, recommending and executing the Secretary of the Army's standards of conduct program, under the authority delegated from the Designated Agency Ethics Official (Army General Counsel). Provides ethics counseling and legal advice on all standards of conduct issues to all personnel, directorates and organizations. Researches law, regulation and facts necessary for individual opinions. Provides legal advice to the Command and staff on general administrative law matters. Acts as senior attorney-adviser to the Mission Support Element Director, the Garrison Commander, and staff in the areas of administrative law, civil law, military personnel law, contract law, labor law, environmental law, and other legal disciplines. Provides legal advice and counsel to contracting officers, procurement specialists, commanders, staff officers and other personnel having procurement related duties. Supervises the Commercial Activities (CA) attorney in providing advice to the Source Selection Evaluation Board. Reviews, researches and provides legal interpretation of a wide range of federal environmental statutes. Determines the jurisdictional issues and requirements for compliance with federal and state statutes and regulations. Represents the command and all tenant activities on matters involving environmental law issues.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A two-year trial/probationary period may be required.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance for access for the duration of employment.
• This position requires the incumbent to maintain active bar membership, in good standing (as defined by the pertinent bar) of the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. territory, the District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens Applicants will be evaluated to determine if they meet the minimum qualification requirements and on the extent to which their application shows possession of the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) associated with the position. KSA's: Ability to adapt leadership style to a variety of situations. Ability to plan, organize and prioritize workload of subordinates. Ability to provide legal advice and services with respect to regulations, practices, or other legal matters, and formulate opinions involving the analysis and interpretation of federal, state and local environmental laws. Knowledge of labor and employee relations concepts, case law, principles, practices and regulatory requirements sufficient to perform detailed analyses; draw conclusions on complex legal issues, problems and situations; and advise senior managers regarding corrective techniques in response to a wide range of HR problems covered by bargaining unit contracts typically involving multiple union interests. Knowledge of administrative law in areas such as administrative investigations, Government property management, Privacy Act issues, records management, funding and fiscal law matters, Memorandum of Understanding, Memorandum of Agreement, and Freedom of Information Act. Qualification Requirements: The following minimum qualification requirements must be met before applicants are eligible for further consideration: Education Requirements: Position requires the possession of the first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) AND a member in good standing with the highest court of a State, U.S. commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia. Applicants for initial appointment into attorney positions within the Department of Army must be graduates of law schools accredited by the American Bar Association at the time of the applicant's graduation. As indicated below, a law school transcript must be submitted with your application materials. Bar Membership: Applicants must currently be a member in good standing (as defined by the pertinent bar) of the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. territory, the District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. As noted below, proof of such membership and good standing must be submitted with your application materials. Experience: In addition to the requirements above, applicants for the GS-14 or equivalent Attorney positions must also possess 3 years of professional legal experience, acquired after being admitted to the bar, commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position. Graduation from an ABA-Accredited Law School in the top 25% of the class or an advanced law degree such as an LLM may substitute for one year of the required professional legal experience. Time in Grade: The Qualifying Authorities (QA's) will make a determination as to the applicability of time in grade based on the requirements of the position. If you are currently employed as an attorney by the Federal government you must have completed one year at the next lower grade level within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement, or previously served at the same or higher grade level as the position being filled. NOTICE OF VETERAN'S PREFERENCE: There is no formal rating system for applying veteran's preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of the Defense considers veterans' preference eligibility a positive factor for attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., DD Form 214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty") to their submissions. Although the point-preference system is not used, applicants eligible to claim a 10-point preference must submit a Standard Form (SF) 15, "Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference", and supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed. The SF 15 will identify the supporting documentation required along with the list of the types of 10-point preference. The SF 15 is available from the OPM at https://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/sf/.

Education

Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.

Contacts

• Address FS-W6CGAA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG PRES OF MONTEREY DO NOT MAIL Presidio of Monterey, CA 93944 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk